tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-234033362018-03-06T17:18:23.717+05:45WATERMARKCREATIVE EXPLORATIONS. MUSINGS. IDEAS. QUESTIONS.SNAPSHOTS.MAHIMAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00038203961807743165noreply@blogger.comBlogger219125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23403336.post-19834098799134363092007-04-27T14:09:00.000+05:452007-04-27T14:15:11.926+05:45<a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_fQu2pMM6nbo/RjG0CmsAhiI/AAAAAAAAAH0/IqAr7Fc-8Vc/s1600-h/DSCN2604.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5058021813351646754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_fQu2pMM6nbo/RjG0CmsAhiI/AAAAAAAAAH0/IqAr7Fc-8Vc/s400/DSCN2604.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ok. New blog is semi-presentable now. Still experimenting so don't expect miracles, even ordinary ones. :)<br />I'm not sifting the archives of this blog there so f you happen to get here, do visit the archives. :)<br />see you at <a href="http://meetmahima.wordpress.com">VIEWFINDER</a>!!MAHIMAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00038203961807743165noreply@blogger.com85tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23403336.post-76014889311992773072007-04-26T16:54:00.000+05:452007-04-26T16:56:45.005+05:45WORDPRESS<strong>M got mad at blogger (again) today and plans to shift to </strong><a href="http://www.wordpress.com"><strong>Wordpress</strong></a><strong> soon. </strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>If you know problems wih Wordpress too, please tell me what you hate about it. :)</strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>Meanwhile, this is sill my blog and I will post here until </strong><a href="http://meetmahima.wordpress.com"><strong>VIEWFINDER</strong></a><strong> is ready. Yes, Viewfinder is probably what I will call it. If you're curious, feel free to visit the construction site: complete wth bad default settings and temporary header. :)</strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>Love,</strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>M.</strong>MAHIMAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00038203961807743165noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23403336.post-15991810097602983642007-04-26T16:26:00.000+05:452007-04-26T16:29:11.498+05:45The Things You Give Up in the Name of Art<a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_fQu2pMM6nbo/RjCCSmsAhhI/AAAAAAAAAHs/vbY2xVEB7_E/s1600-h/DSCN2445.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5057685637671454226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_fQu2pMM6nbo/RjCCSmsAhhI/AAAAAAAAAHs/vbY2xVEB7_E/s400/DSCN2445.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>MAHIMAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00038203961807743165noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23403336.post-49489877484193954752007-04-26T16:16:00.000+05:452007-04-26T16:23:09.519+05:45Will It Be Us Tonight?<a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_fQu2pMM6nbo/RjCAh2sAhgI/AAAAAAAAAHk/CycuFTZFxDY/s1600-h/DSCN2540.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5057683700641203714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_fQu2pMM6nbo/RjCAh2sAhgI/AAAAAAAAAHk/CycuFTZFxDY/s400/DSCN2540.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>MAHIMAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00038203961807743165noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23403336.post-46453686770941005342007-04-25T13:07:00.000+05:452007-04-25T13:46:59.859+05:45<a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_fQu2pMM6nbo/Ri8KkmsAhfI/AAAAAAAAAHc/I_7um4i6ivw/s1600-h/DSCN2437.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5057272530537055730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_fQu2pMM6nbo/Ri8KkmsAhfI/AAAAAAAAAHc/I_7um4i6ivw/s400/DSCN2437.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>MAHIMAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00038203961807743165noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23403336.post-65886821405410267672007-04-25T11:02:00.000+05:452007-04-25T11:12:34.961+05:45<a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_fQu2pMM6nbo/Ri7l5msAheI/AAAAAAAAAHU/3kChp9DQfZ8/s1600-h/DSCN2427.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5057232209384080866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_fQu2pMM6nbo/Ri7l5msAheI/AAAAAAAAAHU/3kChp9DQfZ8/s400/DSCN2427.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><strong><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff99ff;">Today is <span style="font-size:180%;color:#000000;">Blog Update</span> day. You’ll see what I mean if you just scroll down a little bit. :)</span></strong></div><br /><div><br /><strong><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff99ff;">The last 2 days have been <span style="color:#ffff66;">s.</span><span style="color:#33ff33;">p.</span><span style="color:#33ccff;">l.e</span>.<span style="color:#ffff33;">n.</span><span style="color:#336666;">d.i</span><span style="color:#ff9966;">.d.</span><span style="color:#ff0000;">l</span><span style="color:#993300;">.y.</span> <span style="color:#ff0000;">.p.</span><span style="color:#ffcccc;">r.</span><span style="color:#ffff66;">o.d</span>.<span style="color:#33cc00;">u.c</span>.<span style="color:#993399;">t</span>.<span style="color:#993399;">i.</span><span style="color:#00cccc;">v</span><span style="color:#ffcc33;">.e</span>. Lots of <span style="font-size:180%;color:#000000;"><a href="http://www.doodlealoud.blogspot.com">art</a></span>. Lots of <span style="font-size:180%;color:#000000;">Yoga</span>, lots of <span style="font-size:180%;color:#000000;">dreaming</span>. And <span style="font-size:180%;color:#000000;">discovering</span>. And <span style="font-size:180%;color:#000000;">meeting</span> artists. And dreaming. And <span style="font-size:180%;color:#000000;">talking</span> dreams. And discussing <span style="font-size:180%;color:#000000;"><a href="http://www.quantumtouch.com">quantum touch</a></span> and art and yoga. Many art exchanges ongoing so its an exciting <span style="font-size:180%;color:#000000;">fulfilling</span> time. </span></strong></div><br /><div><br /><strong><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff99ff;">Sounds more perfect than it actually is. I’m actually in the middle of my brother’s <span style="font-size:180%;color:#000000;">wedding</span> and all the <span style="font-size:180%;color:#000000;">rush</span> that includes. Getting things done. Socializing. Hosting guests. Last minute <span style="font-size:180%;color:#000000;">shopping</span>. Measurements and <span style="font-size:180%;color:#000000;">trials</span> at boutiques. Many many meals out… the works.</span></strong></div><br /><div><br /><strong><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff99ff;">But <span style="font-size:180%;color:#000000;">squeezing</span> in time…slowly…slowy. Trying to fit in yoga and late nights and socializing and swaps and journaling.</span></strong></div><br /><div><br /><strong><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff99ff;">And like a true multi-tasker, I’m <span style="font-size:180%;color:#000000;">loving</span> it. :)</span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:Courier New;color:#ff99ff;">(so far)</span></strong></div>MAHIMAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00038203961807743165noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23403336.post-19925734967914566592007-04-25T10:56:00.000+05:452007-04-25T11:02:00.057+05:45Midnight musings<a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_fQu2pMM6nbo/Ri7jzGsAhdI/AAAAAAAAAHM/WxkmzUTrWWQ/s1600-h/DSCN2431.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5057229898691675602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_fQu2pMM6nbo/Ri7jzGsAhdI/AAAAAAAAAHM/WxkmzUTrWWQ/s400/DSCN2431.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>MAHIMAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00038203961807743165noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23403336.post-57036443015558778802007-04-25T10:53:00.000+05:452007-04-25T10:55:51.768+05:45Dear Toe<a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_fQu2pMM6nbo/Ri7isWsAhbI/AAAAAAAAAG8/mx-FXJ64_Ng/s1600-h/DSCN2428.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5057228683215930802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_fQu2pMM6nbo/Ri7isWsAhbI/AAAAAAAAAG8/mx-FXJ64_Ng/s400/DSCN2428.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>MAHIMAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00038203961807743165noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23403336.post-87958352172257286102007-04-25T10:49:00.000+05:452007-04-25T10:52:57.106+05:45TRUSTing the process<a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_fQu2pMM6nbo/Ri7iEGsAhaI/AAAAAAAAAG0/9Xoo-pu7jLg/s1600-h/DSCN2430.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5057227991726196130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_fQu2pMM6nbo/Ri7iEGsAhaI/AAAAAAAAAG0/9Xoo-pu7jLg/s400/DSCN2430.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>MAHIMAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00038203961807743165noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23403336.post-85526938028267957142007-04-24T16:19:00.000+05:452007-04-24T16:39:01.470+05:45LINK-O-MANIC<a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_fQu2pMM6nbo/Ri3eKcBL9dI/AAAAAAAAAGg/M1XAQr98KZc/s1600-h/DSCN2418.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5056942227508164050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_fQu2pMM6nbo/Ri3eKcBL9dI/AAAAAAAAAGg/M1XAQr98KZc/s400/DSCN2418.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>On an art spree.</div><br /><div>Journal No.3 for 2007 began last night. This is the first page in it. It doesn't have a name yet. Or a dedication. Will come soon enough.</div><br /><div>Creating almost non-stop ever since. :)</div><br /><div>Inspired by artists I'm meeting online, artwork I'm seeing, ideas brewing.</div><br /><div>I have to rush- make more art. So I'll leave you with links. Go explore. :)</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.annegrgich.com/about.html">Anne Grgich</a> : mixed media artist. Brilliant collages of people's faces!Go see what she can do on a book page <a href="http://www.annegrgich.com/art-02.html">here</a>. </div><div> </div><div><a href="http://www.lkperrella.com/">Lynne Perrella</a>: another mixed media artist i admire. journal artist. assemblage artist. </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div>MAHIMAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00038203961807743165noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23403336.post-12820689279291951822007-04-23T10:29:00.000+05:452007-04-23T15:10:14.901+05:45Update on the Good Life<div><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_fQu2pMM6nbo/RixOe8BL9XI/AAAAAAAAAFw/aGuHm1gl0B8/s1600-h/DSCN2010.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5056502775044371826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_fQu2pMM6nbo/RixOe8BL9XI/AAAAAAAAAFw/aGuHm1gl0B8/s400/DSCN2010.jpg" border="0" /></a> <strong><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;">Morning session of <span style="font-size:180%;color:#000000;">Yoga</span> over, made little tougher today. and that much more <span style="font-size:180%;color:#cc66cc;">s.a.t.i.s.f.y.i.n.g. </span>Made breakfast with dad, had our morning chat-</span></strong><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mahimashrestha/282477506/in/set-72157594508223283/"><strong><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">dad</span></strong></a><strong><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;">, mom, </span></strong><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mahimashrestha/368758775/in/set-72157600002415542/"><strong><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">Bhots</span></strong></a><strong><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"> and me- and picked my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mahimashrestha/368758783/"><span style="color:#000066;">morning cup of coffee</span></a> to join me at my desk.</span></strong><br /><div><strong><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"></span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;">The average start of a day in the good life.</span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:Courier New;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"></span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:Courier New;font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Yoga.</span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:Courier New;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"></span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#66ff99;">Juices.</span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;">Lots of laughter.</span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><span style="color:#3333ff;">Getting</span> <span style="color:#000099;"><span style="font-size:85%;">ch</span><span style="font-size:100%;">as</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#000099;">e<span style="font-size:180%;">d</span></span> <span style="color:#3333ff;">up the stairs by Bhots.</span></span></span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff9900;">New blogs explored.</span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">New friends made.</span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ffff00;">Lots of writing.</span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:180%;color:#330033;">Much art.</span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33ff33;">Learning.</span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#663366;">Not afraid to try something new.</span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:Courier New;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"></span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"></span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;">Last time I was home, </span></strong><a href="www.chamkorani.blogspot.com"><strong><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:180%;color:#ffcc00;">Chamki</span></strong></a><strong><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"> was </span></strong><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mahimashrestha/369681685/in/set-72157594508223283/"><strong><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">here</span></strong></a><strong><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><span style="color:#000066;">.</span> Thinking of you, Chamki, while I'm typing this in the study with kanchi asleep on my feet. Its still chilly, mostly. And pleasant when it isn't chilly.</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;">Check </span></strong><a href="http://happinessotion.blogspot.com"><strong><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">Uberglucklich</span></strong></a><strong><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"> for more things to make you go grrrrrrr[Chamki].</span></strong></div><br /><div><strong><span style="font-family:Courier New;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;">Chamki, this photo is for you- memories of costa coffee from "Dehli" trip last time. This is dad pouring out his sugar.</span></strong></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5056544539306358178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_fQu2pMM6nbo/Rix0d8BL9aI/AAAAAAAAAGI/coSep-pFKCg/s400/DSCN2329.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div><strong><span style="font-family:Courier New;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"></span></strong></div><div></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;">Today is a busy day. </span></strong></div><br /><div><strong><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;">The morning is to be spent arranging the prints of Vijit Dai's <span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff6666;">wedding</span>. Then is lunch at his place. Then </span></strong><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mahimashrestha/368233172/in/set-72157600002415542/"><strong><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:180%;color:#663366;">Asmi </span></strong></a><strong><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;">gets over with school and comes home. From then till 6pm I'm her personal secretary. Then she leaves and I make some </span></strong><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mahimashrestha/328953001/in/set-72157594350290329/"><strong><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:180%;color:#ff6666;">art</span></strong></a><strong><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;">, do some </span></strong><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mahimashrestha/369681690/in/set-72157594350290329/"><strong><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:180%;color:#000066;">writing</span></strong></a><strong><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><span style="font-size:180%;">,</span> take some </span></strong><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mahimashrestha/439414162/"><strong><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">photos</span></strong></a><strong><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;">, maybe a w.a.l.k. or some </span></strong><a href="www.yoganetics.com"><strong><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">matwork</span></strong></a><strong><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">.</span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:Courier New;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"></span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:Courier New;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"></span></strong></div><br /><div><strong><span style="font-family:Courier New;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;">So here's what I've been up to online:</span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:Courier New;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"></span></strong></div><br /><div><strong><span style="font-family:Courier New;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;">Updated <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mahimashrestha"><span style="color:#000066;">my flickr</span></a> with <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mahimashrestha/469662025/"><span style="color:#000066;">photos of asmi</span></a>. My desk was a mess with all the things I had to do online today so I thought I'd show the world just where I write these posts everyday. You can see that <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mahimashrestha/469590172/"><span style="color:#000066;">here</span></a>.Posted some of the great <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mahimashrestha/469690251/"><span style="color:#000066;">mail art I've</span> <span style="color:#000066;">received</span></a> onto flickr as well. Am so trilled with them!!</span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:Courier New;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"></span></strong></div><br /><div><strong><span style="font-family:Courier New;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><a href="http://doodlealoud.blogspot.com"><span style="color:#000066;">Brushstrokes</span></a> got an update about <span style="font-size:180%;color:#000000;">the journal</span> I'm going to send out <span style="color:#ff6666;">a.c.r.o.s.s. .t.h.e. .w.o.r.l.d.</span> to anyone who wants to make their marks on it. Got several emails in response. Waiting for a few more and then the journal will leave Nepal to the first person who mailed me.</span></strong></div><br /><br /><div><strong><span style="font-family:Courier New;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"></span></strong></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5056540562166642050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_fQu2pMM6nbo/Rixw2cBL9YI/AAAAAAAAAF4/txiTTOMQl0M/s400/collage.jpg" border="0" /> <strong><span style="font-family:Courier New;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;">Went through the pile of gorgeous mailart I received while I was away. Plan to start relplying to some of them today.</span></strong></div><strong><span style="font-family:Courier New;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"></span></strong><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5056549495698617794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_fQu2pMM6nbo/Rix4-cBL9cI/AAAAAAAAAGY/NLq-lZBe5dQ/s400/DSCN2102.jpg" border="0" /><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Courier New;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;">This is one of my <a href="http://www.soulcollage.com"><span style="color:#000066;">SoulCollage</span></a> cards. I've been meaning to upload them for ages and today they have finally gone up on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mahimashrestha"><span style="color:#000066;">my flickr</span></a>. Only one small group of them has made it there today. But more to come soon.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Courier New;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;">This one is from my Committee Suit.</span></strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Courier New;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"></span></strong><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5056547356804904370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_fQu2pMM6nbo/Rix3B8BL9bI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/6X9KID4t9GY/s400/DSCN2114.jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#33cc00;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">I don't have all my suits decided. This one I think will go in my Council Suit. More of my SoulCollage cards are </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mahimashrestha/sets/72157600113047625/"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000066;">here</span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">.</span></strong></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:Courier New;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;">P.S. the card on top, in the first photo is the card for Abundantia, Goddess of Abundance and Prosperity taken from the Goddess Deck by Doreen Virtue. </span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:Courier New;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;">It feels particularly relevant to me right now. I feel so blessed and comfortable! :)</span></strong></div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div><strong><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"></span></strong></div>MAHIMAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00038203961807743165noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23403336.post-18571988200127990942007-04-22T18:15:00.000+05:452007-04-22T18:17:25.127+05:45BEAUTY IN A BLOG<strong>I Read a beautful post today. The most beautiful. You can read it <a href="http://cdeliascarpitti.blogspot.com/">here</a> its the 3rd post written on the 13th of April. Read it. </strong>MAHIMAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00038203961807743165noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23403336.post-49730419655273806982007-04-18T01:48:00.000+05:452007-04-18T03:12:05.569+05:45Please Come for a Walk With Me<strong><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;">Communicating</span> has become <span style="color:#ff0000;">bigger</span> and <span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;">bigger</span>. Everyone I meet is taking about it. Every conversation I'm part of has this element. </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Why don't we speak the truth?</span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">un</span>ashamed, <span style="font-size:180%;">un</span>hesitant, <span style="font-size:180%;">un</span>embarrassed.<br /><br />Why sugar coat our words?<br /><br />Why say half a statement and imply the other instead of saying the whole thing as you mean it?<br /><br />Why make a statement a question because you don't want to make the other person feel "pressured"?<br /><br />Why are we afraid of sounding/seeming <span style="font-size:180%;">too</span> eager, <span style="font-size:180%;">too</span> moved, <span style="font-size:180%;">too</span> emotional?<br /><br />Chamki, Surabhi and I talked about it last night; 'A' andI talk about it all the time. Naina and I talked about it today,this need to <span style="font-size:180%;color:#993399;">c.o.m.m.u.n.i.c.a.t.e. .s.i.m.p.l.y.</span> what's going on inside you at any given point in time.<br /><br />About just having the <span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;">courage</span> to say<em><span style="font-family:courier new;"> <span style="font-size:180%;color:#330033;">"please come for a walk with me."</span></span></em> when you want them to, as opposed to:<br />"i'm going for a walk. do you want to come?"<br />or<br />"i'm going for a walk. you can come if you want to."<br /><br />Enough of trying to look like it doesn't really matter to you. Or like you're only inviting them as an afterthought.<br /><br />This constant p.u.t.t.i.n.g. .u.p. .o.f. .l.i.t.t.l.e. .f.a.c.e.s. to accommodate the other person, devalue your needs, pretending is unnecessary and painful. We regret and continue doing it.<br /><br />We are hurt or disappointed when they don't jump up to take a walk with us.<br /></span></strong></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Why should we create the circumstances for our own disappointments!? </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Why should we half say and half imply, have ask and half imply?</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"> </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Why not stick to clarity, why settle for ambiguous hesitancy?</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">From today, let's all just ask when it really is a question:</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">when we really want to know whether they would like to take a walk with us;</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">and state when we have a request.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Let us not constantly confuse the two. and confuse the other.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Asking when we mean to request.</span></strong>MAHIMAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00038203961807743165noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23403336.post-17049223143181285712007-04-13T14:25:00.000+05:452007-04-23T15:28:10.010+05:45Task-A-Day and other dreams<span style="COLOR: rgb(51,0,153)">Last night I dreamt I had a blog called <strong><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0);font-size:180%;" >Task-A-Day</span></strong> and in it, I only put up one post everyday and it would only be one thing I and you should do today. Like:</span><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,0,153)">* Buy yourself a flower</span><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,0,153)">* Take a walk</span><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,0,153)">So each day, it would have one post to improve <strong><em><span style="COLOR: rgb(153,51,153);font-size:130%;" >t.h.e. .q.u.a.l.i.t.y. .o.f. .y.o.u.r. .e.x.p.e.r.i.e.n.c.e. </span></em></strong>today. So this morning I came straight here and I'm including that as a sidebar list. Daily. and Archived.</span><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,0,153)"></span><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,0,153)">More recent dreams:</span><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,0,153)">.J.o.h.n.s.o.n. .m.a.k.i.n.g. .<span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>g.l.y.c.e.r.i.n.e</strong>.</span> .i.n. .a. .<strong><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,102);font-size:130%;" >p.i.n.k.</span></strong> .s.p.r.a.y. .b.o.t.t.l.e... .P.r.e.m.s.o.n.s... .M.a.k.i.n.g. .a. .S.c.a.n.n.e.r.'.s. .j.o.u.r.n.a.l... .a. .m.o.n.i.t.o.r. .l.i.z.a.r.d. <strong><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,0);font-size:130%;" >f.a.l.l.i.n.g. .</span></strong>o.n. .m.e. .a.n.d. .m.e. .n.o.t. .<span style="COLOR: rgb(51,204,0);font-size:130%;" ><strong>s.c.r.e.e.a.m.i.n.g</strong></span>... .a.b.h.i.s.h.e.k.,. .a.s. .a.l.w.a.y.s...o.r.i.e.n.t.a.l. .b.l.o.o.m. .i.n. .d.e.l.h.i... .s.o.n.n.y. .m.a.m.a... .b.h.o.t.s... .s.n.a.k.e.s... .a. .b.a.s.e.m.e.n.t. .w.i.t.h. .a. .<strong><span style="COLOR: rgb(153,51,153);font-size:130%;" >g.o.r.g.e.o.u.s</span></strong>. .w.i.n.d.o.w... .s.c.h.o.o.l... </span><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,0,153)"></span><br /><br /><strong></strong>MAHIMAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00038203961807743165noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23403336.post-2177333830857349032007-04-05T10:06:00.000+05:452007-04-06T13:45:00.965+05:45Uberglucklich- Overjoyed<span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:180%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>Today, Y.o.u. are lovingly invited to be o.v.e.r.j.o.y.e.d. </strong></span><br /><a href="http://happinesspotion.blogspot.com"><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:180%;color:#993399;"><strong>Enter here</strong></span></a>MAHIMAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00038203961807743165noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23403336.post-2660043220421403982007-04-04T11:17:00.000+05:452007-04-06T13:43:09.422+05:45CHAI OVERLOAD<span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>Have spent the largest part of the last few days sipping </strong></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mahimashrestha/368204835/"><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>chai</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>. This week, like all weeks in the middle of exams, has been fruitful, in many many ways.</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>I discovered Sophie's </strong></span><a href="www.persistingstars.blogspot.com"><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>Persisting Stars </strong></span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>, loved it, and discovered </strong></span><a href="www.devilmood.blogspot.com"><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>DevilMood</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong> via hers and loved that too (With a very cool blog header!).</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>I mave many, many </strong></span><a href="http://www.soulcollage.com/cards/personalreading.php"><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>SoulCollages</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong> (which will be on </strong></span><a href="www.flickr.com/photos/mahimashrestha"><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>flickr</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong> shortly) in the process of dealing with something painful and tough. [ </strong></span><a href="www.kerry-sortingthrough.blogspot.com"><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>Kerry</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong> talks of something similar </strong></span><a href="http://kerry-sortingthrough.blogspot.com/2007/03/heart-shock.html"><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>here</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>]. Sometimes its such a delicate thing, </strong></span><a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/trust"><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>Trust</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>; sometimes you just miss the transition between trust and mistrust, trustable and untrustable.</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>Speaking of Soul Collage, can you let another person use your cards? Does that reveal an intimate part of you to them or will they find a mirror of some part of themself that needs to be voiced? Regardless of the answer, I let Surabhi draw a card for herself last night and journal. I don't know what she got or what she wrote. But it made her think and write pages! </strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>Anyhow, my </strong></span><a href="www.37days.typepad.com"><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>37 days</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong> </strong></span><a href="http://37days.typepad.com/37days/2007/03/make_your_list.html#comment-65325342"><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>list</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong> is up </strong></span><a href="http://listomanic.blogspot.com/2007/04/criteria-for-making-decisions.html#linksz"><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>here</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong> so that's something I've been following up well. Althought I'm not really the kind to get into commitments I don't want, this has helped when those sneaky "opportunities" to overcommit come my way.</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>Have my English </strong></span><a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/grammar"><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>grammar</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong> exam coming up- wish me luck!!!</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>In the midst of all this, I want to take time out to </strong></span><a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/appreciate"><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>appreciate</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>, so here's a small lost of thank you's. To:</strong></span><br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mahimashrestha/sets/72157594508225994/"><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>Bombay</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>, for it tremendous possibilities, memories, and 3 fruitful years.</strong></span></li><li><a href="www.lamy.com"><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>LAMY</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>, for my lovely, trusty, constant companion, the LAMY SKY fountain Pen, and my current favourite Turquoise Blue ink.</strong></span></li><li><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>Trust, for its emormous capacity to set things straight.</strong></span></li><li><a href="www.pallavigurl.blogspot.com"><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>Pallavi</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong> and Surabhi for forcing me to study.</strong></span></li><li><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>All the Bloggers I've discovered recently, connected with, and learnt from (see link lists) for the inspiration,insights, and honesty they offer.</strong></span></li></ul><p><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>I've been fairly </strong></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mahimashrestha/393943609/in/set-72157594508225994/"><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>inaccessible</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong> the last few days, so Thank You also to </strong></span><a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/solitude"><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>solitude</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>, </strong></span><a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/creativity"><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>creativity</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>, and everyone else who's had to put up with me. :)</strong></span></p>MAHIMAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00038203961807743165noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23403336.post-24180152225562943172007-04-02T14:20:00.000+05:452007-04-02T14:46:07.231+05:45Blogroll for 2nd April<ol><li><a href="http://www.37days.typepad.com"><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>www.37days.typepad.com</strong></span></a><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>: yes, long overdue to be listed here, but i've been exploring and exploring and today i spent almost all day there. So: you must go see it, if you haven't already. Its inspiring, uplifting, and enriching.</strong></span></li><li><a href="http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/enter.cfm?l=eng"><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/enter.cfm?l=eng</strong></span></a><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>: visit here. light a candle in prayer or gratitude. light it once or daily. as a ritual or habit. for yourself or another. for a cause or not. your candle will burn for 48 hours.</strong></span></li><li><a href="http://www.tanayasjourney.blogspot.com"><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>www.tanayasjourney.blogspot.com</strong></span></a><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>: a blog i discovered just today. its a must visit for anyone who would love a sensitive thinker's blog. it has much honesty and much to think about.i found her link through the wishcasting blog.</strong></span></li><li><a href="http://www.wishcasting.blogspot.com"><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>www.wishcasting.blogspot.com</strong></span></a><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>: go here. make a wish. email it to be posted on this blog. support the wishes of other wishers. make your wish in the form on a wird, a list, a photograph, a peice of art...</strong></span></li><li><a href="http://www.bealivebelievebeyou.com/create/"><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>http://www.bealivebelievebeyou.com/create/</strong></span></a><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>: for those who haven't discovered this yet, this is a must see. I've found many many people who have enriched my life and my blogging experience through this website, and am profoundly grateful to the many who have found me through it. Its a place for bloggers, creators, thinkers to connect. Lots of ideas, lots of links, lots of constant events.</strong></span></li><li><a href="http://www.artjunk.typepad.com/art_junk/"><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>http://www.artjunk.typepad.com/art_junk/</strong></span></a><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong> : a host of exciting and inspiring art and art journalling. she's also making many, many art squares which you can look at- which, also, will inspire you to go right away and cut those tiny squares and start making art on them.visit her for lots of inspiration.</strong></span></li><li><a href="http://www.artography.wordpress.com"><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>www.artography.wordpress.com</strong></span></a><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>: art blog of constantly inspired artist. also recent participant in </strong></span><a href="www.wreckthisjournal.com"><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>wreck this journal</strong></span></a><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>. creative and inspiring.</strong></span></li></ol><p><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>For this week, go visit these. they're inspiring and will leave you with a head full to think about and create.</strong></span></p>MAHIMAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00038203961807743165noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23403336.post-73112948750821138582007-03-30T11:01:00.000+05:452007-03-30T11:14:33.627+05:45CURRENT LINK LISTMy current top-10 of must'visit blogs and personal websites:<br /><br /><ol><li><a href="http://www.swirlygirl.com">www.swirlygirl.com</a>: full of art and collage. Ideas. Inspiration. Links.</li><li><a href="http://www.aisling.net">www.aisling.net</a>: re-discovered her last week to find that the website hs been completely revamped, and is more inspiring than every. Ideas and resources for everything from art dolls to art journals.</li><li><a href="http://www.wreckthisjournal.com">www.wreckthisjournal.com</a>: the website for keri smith's new book. Lots of freeing ideas on what to do to your prim and proper journal pages. :)</li><li><a href="http://www.smallcreations.blogspot.com">www.smallcreations.blogspot.com</a>: lovely, inspiring art.</li><li>gomakesomething.com: instructions from everything from mail art to art journals to gluebooks..to everything. Visit them when you have time/inclination to create but can't decide what. Try something new.</li><li><a href="http://www.gettingit-tori.blogspot.com">www.gettingit-tori.blogspot.com</a>: a blog with art, ideas, musings...</li><li><a href="http://www.scannersrefusetochoose.com">www.scannersrefusetochoose.com</a>: the board for scanners: people who're interested in a million things and in a million new things every 3 months. :)</li><li><a href="http://www.touchdrawing.com">www.touchdrawing.com</a>: home to the soul cards. I've got some poems on them: i have the first deck. the artwork is lovely, often quite moving.</li><li><a href="http://www.arte-postal.blogspot.com">www.arte-postal.blogspot.com</a>: my newest added link to mail artists.</li><li><a href="http://www.changingcourse.com">www.changingcourse.com</a>: lots of ideas for interesting jobs.</li></ol>MAHIMAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00038203961807743165noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23403336.post-22507487564053137532007-03-28T15:51:00.000+05:452007-03-28T15:57:45.923+05:45A Prayer for the Broken Hearted<a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_fQu2pMM6nbo/Rgo_CK7kngI/AAAAAAAAAFk/13E_2FEkAcU/s1600-h/mahima+journal+prayer1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5046915638948568578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_fQu2pMM6nbo/Rgo_CK7kngI/AAAAAAAAAFk/13E_2FEkAcU/s400/mahima+journal+prayer1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_fQu2pMM6nbo/Rgo-767knfI/AAAAAAAAAFc/gINgKvSMU2c/s1600-h/mahima+journal+prayer2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5046915531574386162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_fQu2pMM6nbo/Rgo-767knfI/AAAAAAAAAFc/gINgKvSMU2c/s400/mahima+journal+prayer2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_fQu2pMM6nbo/Rgo-z67kneI/AAAAAAAAAFU/4Aafk5sG1u0/s1600-h/mahima+journal+prayer3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5046915394135432674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_fQu2pMM6nbo/Rgo-z67kneI/AAAAAAAAAFU/4Aafk5sG1u0/s400/mahima+journal+prayer3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div> </div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>MAHIMAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00038203961807743165noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23403336.post-18473305112233218402007-03-23T15:21:00.001+05:452007-03-23T15:23:54.393+05:452*2 ART<div style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10px; MARGIN-LEFT: 10px"><a title="photo sharing" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mahimashrestha/431237845/"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid" alt="" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/176/431237845_f4660bf108_m.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mahimashrestha/431237845/">mahima</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mahimashrestha/">mahimaisme</a>. </span></div><p><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong> </p><p><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Its my day for 2*2 art today.<br /><br />The stringed peice is for chamki.<br /><br />The other two are peices i created today...still in the mood for more.</span></strong></p><p>Click on it to see it larger, this is not clear enough.<br clear="all"></p>MAHIMAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00038203961807743165noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23403336.post-15318521482030678082007-03-22T16:07:00.000+05:452007-03-23T09:06:04.512+05:45blogroll for the dayToday I visited...<br /><br /><br /><ul><li><a href="www.kerismith.com"><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Keri Smith</span></a><span style="color:#cc33cc;"> again: she inspires me, everyday.</span></li><li><span style="color:#cc33cc;">I saw the most magical post </span><a href="http://dailydotes.blogspot.com/2007/03/springtimethunderstormsfeathered.html#links"><span style="color:#cc33cc;">here</span></a></li><li><span style="color:#cc33cc;">The "blog stats" for my blog from a link someone sent me.</span></li><li><a href="http://gettingit-tori.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Tori's blog</span></a><span style="color:#cc33cc;">, which i discovered one day on a narcissistic trip seeing who links to me. Glad i did it- i love her blog!</span></li><li><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Cabinwriter's blog, </span><a href="http://www.cabinwriter.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Off The Grid</span></a></li><li><a href="http://www.gemmashouse.blogspot.com"><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Gemma's Blog</span></a><span style="color:#cc33cc;"> is full of altered art and lovely creations. I'm sending her an art-ful envelope this evening :) </span></li><li><a href="http://www.kerry-sortingthrough.blogspot.com"><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Kerry's blog</span></a><span style="color:#cc33cc;"> is full of honesty, writing, thinking. she discovered me one day and i'm hooked to her blog ever since.</span></li></ul><p align="center"><strong> <span style="font-size:180%;color:#993399;"> visit these people!!! they're wonderful!!</span></strong></p>MAHIMAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00038203961807743165noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23403336.post-79458438217724344742007-03-18T18:57:00.000+05:452007-03-18T19:03:14.765+05:45ANY INTERESTING GERMAN!?<span style="font-family:courier new;">Ok!</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">My current goal list has been pushed into progress and this post is an appeal! One point in my list says:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#000000;"><strong>LEARN INTERESTING GERMAN</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Which means not fully learn German or leant anything in German. So, first, i'll define "interesting" as it means for me in this context today:</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span><br /><ul><li><span style="font-family:courier new;">words with no english equivalent</span></li><li><span style="font-family:courier new;">words that are unusual</span></li><li><span style="font-family:courier new;">words that have been adapted into english</span></li><li><span style="font-family:courier new;">words that are funny or refer to something peculiar or refer to something in a peculiar way.</span></li></ul><p><span style="font-family:courier new;">The first step to doing this successfully is:</span></p><ul><li><span style="font-family:courier new;">Find a German who is interested, and interesting</span></li></ul><p><span style="font-family:courier new;">So if you are, or know someonw who is, or know someone who knows someone who is..you get the idea: let me know!!!</span></p>MAHIMAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00038203961807743165noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23403336.post-43043131038217447312007-03-17T11:09:00.001+05:452007-03-18T17:42:38.230+05:45ONE World ONE Heart<a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_fQu2pMM6nbo/Rf0pJzVmkkI/AAAAAAAAAE0/ARDIoFmp5iU/s1600-h/one+world.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5043232406101201474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_fQu2pMM6nbo/Rf0pJzVmkkI/AAAAAAAAAE0/ARDIoFmp5iU/s200/one+world.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><div style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10px; MARGIN-LEFT: 10px"><a title="photo sharing" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mahimashrestha/401151704/"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid" alt="" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/161/401151704_6e8f381447_m.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mahimashrestha/401151704/">world</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mahimashrestha/">mahimaisme</a>. </span></div><span style="font-family:courier new;"><strong>This is one of the pages up from me for anybody who wants to participate in the one world, one heart world bloggers swap (you can see more about it </strong></span><a href="http://heartofthenest.blogspot.com"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><strong>here</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;"><strong>). anybody who wants this page can leave me a comment anywhere on this blog. on March 21st, there'll be a draw and you'll know who gets them. To see more of what's on the offer, you can go to </strong></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mahimashrestha/sets/72157594350290329/"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><strong>my flickr set</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;"><strong> and/or to </strong></span><a href="www.doodlealoud.blogspot.com"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><strong>BRUSHSTROKES</strong></span></a>MAHIMAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00038203961807743165noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23403336.post-90802098844166611762007-03-14T11:10:00.000+05:452007-03-19T14:47:30.736+05:45WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?<p><strong><br />Note: This post could be a sequel to </strong><a href="http://mahimasblog.blogspot.com/2006/12/being-twenty-something.html#links"><strong>this one</strong></a><strong> on twenty-somethings, and/or </strong><a href="http://mahimasblog.blogspot.com/2006/11/airports-and-inspiration.html#links"><strong>this one</strong></a><strong> on children and fear and/or to </strong><a href="http://mahimasblog.blogspot.com/2007/01/random-musing.html#links"><strong>this one</strong></a><strong> on children again and/or </strong><a href="http://mahimasblog.blogspot.com/2006/11/drawing-and-life.html#links"><strong>this one</strong></a><strong> on drawing and life. It came to me while re-working with Gloria Steinem's book <a href="http://www.firstandsecond.com/store/books/info/search.asp?styp=tle&tle=revolution+from+within">Revolution</a> from Within (which ranks as one of <a href="http://listomanic.blogspot.com/2007/03/my-ongoin-great-books-list.html#links">my Great Must Read books</a>)<br /><br />Go back to being five, maybe six years old. Can you remember being proud of something new you learnt, something you’re good at, something you love about yourself? Remember offering to perform or “show off”? Can you remember the last time you did that? The last time you were that truly, unabashedly proud of your self, experience, or ability?<br /><br />There are children you know, today, those who are at that phase when they still feel if they’re really good at something, they can say so proudly, or start performing and want everyone to watch, or are drawing, writing, trying to find a means of expression that is slightly more abstract. Notice how we deal with them? [this “we” being you, me, parents, aunts, uncles…] When they are a little younger, it’s amusing to see this kind of behaviour. Then we start to tell them to praise things in other people, in other children and not speak so much about their own skills or good things- that’s for other people to notice. Then when they are still older discovering poetry, or art, a sometimes laugh when a 10-year-old draws a man who looks only remotely like one, or writes a poem that isn’t exactly W.H. Auden: because they are too old for simple compliments or just pure encouragement when you can’t see evidence of any real skill.<br /><br />This, in my opinion, creates patterns. They imply, to a person who is still only discovering their concept of self, of expression, of self-esteem, these things:<br /><br />ð What you’re good at is not as important as what somebody else is good at. So praise other people, hide your strengths till even you forget you have them.<br />ð Don’t attempt anything unless you’re already good at it.<br />ð Your skill or ability makes you valuable/ lovable.<br />ð Pride in yourself is a terrible thing.<br />ð You’re not big enough to be taken seriously.<br /><br />These are psychological patterns I can see in me, in friends, in almost every twenty-something. We are mostly well-adjusted, smart thinking, sensitive people, but hesitant to say “I’m good at this” or “I’ll try” or “I deserve better than this”. We want to be understood but it’s such a step to truly communicate feelings to another. Trust is another issue. We’re still only discovering other ways of expression: in writing, in art, even poetry or adventure sports: it’s hard to think you can jump in and try something without already having the necessary skills.<br /><br />Children at three, five, even ten have a tremendous sense of self-worth. Lets’s nurture that rather than take it as amusement, or tease them about it, or try to discourage it. let’s never tell them to praise other people and be “modest” about themselves, or that self-love is vanity and other-love is essential and desirable. Let’s never laugh at their attempts at art, sports, fashion, poetry, stunting their growth, fostering in them a sense of inadequacy, of not being “good enough”. Let’s never tell them, or imply that they’re too small to make a difference.<br /><br />Instead, let’s encourage them to laugh “too” loud if they want, dance “too” freely,dream big, speak their mind. Let’s allow them space to experiment with means of self-expression. Let’s take their attempts at life, art, anything else with respect so that they don’t grow up into twenty (or even forty!) year olds too timid to experience boldly or express honestly; and so that they don’t grow up feeling like their need either beauty, or brains, or speed, or that BMW to be loved, wanted, valuable.<br /><br />If we ingrain anything in them, let it be just that They deserve because they Are.</strong></p>MAHIMAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00038203961807743165noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23403336.post-49026608757750785442007-03-07T10:35:00.000+05:452007-03-16T12:42:26.710+05:45Does ART survive LIFE?<a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_fQu2pMM6nbo/Re5E3uvFwtI/AAAAAAAAAEs/ZKGWKwrCCco/s1600-h/mahima.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5039040757303198418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_fQu2pMM6nbo/Re5E3uvFwtI/AAAAAAAAAEs/ZKGWKwrCCco/s400/mahima.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>MAHIMAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00038203961807743165noreply@blogger.com0